The biblical city of Gadara in Jordan
The Templar Knight blog has just visited the biblical city of Gadara – part of the Decapolis – and now known as Um Qais to see its Roman ruins
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Constantinople destroyed by crusaders
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates the looting and destruction of Constantinople by crusaders in 1204
Were the Crusades based on Fake News?
Medieval fake news may have started two hundred years of Crusades with a forged letter from the Byzantine emperor to the Christian west begging for help
Egypt as a theatre of war during the Crusades
Egypt was as much a target for Crusader and Knight Templar activity as other parts of the Middle East as Tony McMahon discovers
Medieval Germans on pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Jerusalem was the most holy place in Christendom. For Medieval Christians, it was the dream of a lifetime to journey there and visit the Holy Sepulchre – site of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. But this was a journey fraught with danger.
The Byzantine Empire in the Templar period
TV historian Tony McMahon investigates the history of the Byzantine Empire during the Templar period of history
Roger II – multicultural crusader warrior!
Roger II was a crusader-era king who fought for the Catholic faith but created a kingdom that fused western, Byzantine, and Islamic culture in an unexpected multicultural mix that aroused suspicion and led to his excommunication by the pope. Tony McMahon investigates.
The Fourth Crusade and the sack of Constantinople
Constantinople was destroyed during the Fourth Crusade – a treacherous act by Christian crusaders in the year 1204 led by Venice
Capurneum – visit to the hometown of Jesus
The Templar Knight blog visited Capurneum – also known as Capharnaum – and discovered the hometown of Jesus later hit by the huge Galilee Earthquake of 749
John the Baptist and the Knights Templar
Did the Knights Templar join a sect that venerated John the Baptist? Did they become gnostics – a form of heresy condemned by the Roman Catholic church?
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